Creative Reuse Ideas Archives

Jan

How I Brought NYC Home

Posted In: Arts and Entertainment, Community, Creative Reuse Ideas, First Time Home Buyers, Food and Dining, For Buyers, For Sellers, For the Home, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids, Good ol' Fashion Humor, Home Improvement

So I just came back from NYC where I was attending the Inman Connect, a real estate conference where Realtors from all over the country meet for 5 days to talk technology, how to build a better business, and of course, real estate. I love going to the event because I make some amazing connections and learn a lot of [...]

Mar

Plants Eat the Sun + Poop Out Air

Posted In: Berkeley, Community, Creative Reuse Ideas, Green Living, Home Improvement

Oct

Posted In: Creative Reuse Ideas, Emeryville, For the Home, Good ol' Fashion Humor, Home Improvement

Who knew that heating ducts could be customized! Krista recently got a chance to visit Pixar Studio in Emeryville. (It was AWESOME!!) These heating ducts were suspended from the exposed rafters. Remind you of anything (anyone)? Time to change out your ducting? Perhaps this will give you some inspiration on how to liven things up a bit. (chuckle)

Sep

Alternative Green Grass at its Finest

Posted In: Creative Reuse Ideas, For Buyers, For Sellers, For the Home, Green Living, Home Improvement

With the drought in full force homeowner’s everywhere are trying to figure out what to do with their grass. Water it and risk being fined or yelled at by your neighbors? Pull it out and plant drought-resistant plants? Let it die? If you like green grass and want to be environmentally conscious then here are some great options for keeping [...]

Mar

Perch’d is on Pinterest!

Posted In: Alameda County, Architecture, Arts and Entertainment, Community, Contra Costa County, Creative Reuse Ideas, Food and Dining, For Buyers, For Sellers, For the Heck of It, For the Home, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids, Good Eats, Green Living, Home Improvement, Home Maintenance, Local Market Statistics, Neighborhoods, Photos, Places, Uncategorized

Perch’d is on Pinterest! Check out some of the fun things we like to do in the Bay Area as well as find out about some of the cool things about your neighborhood! We are busy pinning great things for you to enjoy! Let us know what your favorite pin is!

Dec

Who doesn’t love a good kitchen!

Posted In: Alameda, Albany, Architecture, Berkeley, Creative Reuse Ideas, El Cerrito, Emeryville, For Boomers, For Buyers, For Sellers, For the Heck of It, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids, Home Improvement, Home Maintenance, Kensington, Neighborhoods, Oakland, Photos, Richmond, Rockridge, Temescal, Uncategorized

Krista and Rosie love a good kitchen! Each time they go into a house they always check out the kitchen. Big, little, comfy, white, bright? What would you add to your dream kitchen? A cool chalkboard wall to write menus? How about built-in wine storage? There are so many ways you can create the kitchen of your dreams! Here are [...]

Jan

Ingenious Water Heater Covers

Posted In: Creative Reuse Ideas, For the Home, Home Improvement

Living in a house with an exposed water heater? Don’t know how to cover it up? Check out these amazing solutions to covering that water heater while maintaing a cute and functional kitchen space. Krista and I were on tour last week in Berkeley and saw these ingenious solutions to exposed water heaters! I loved both these ideas because they [...]

Dec

Creative use for flor tiles

Posted In: Creative Reuse Ideas, For the Home

REWIND TO EARLIER THIS YEAR: I am a designer at heart. I can easily look at a room and figure out how to organize, construct, and bring in color. I love new ideas, being creative, and especially when using standard materials in different ways. Earlier this year I was out on Broker’s Tour and happened upon this great house in [...]